One person is dead after a serious crash which involved four vehicles in Canterbury this evening.
Emergency services attended after the head-on crash on State Highway 1, about 1km south of Rolleston, at 6.55pm.
Police said the crash was involved three cars and a truck.
St John Ambulance spokesman Andy Gray said one person died at the scene.
Two other people were taken to hospital, one in a moderate condition and one with minor injuries.